Rupak Mehta
Rupak Mehta
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Howell, N.J.
  • High School:
    Howell
  • Position:
    Distance

Bio

2013 graduate of Howell High School … is majoring in economics-finance with a minor in mathematical sciences … Before Bentley: captain of the track and cross country teams at Howell during his junior and senior years … earned All-District honors in cross country each of those years … received team’s Most Improved award as a sophomore and junior … cross country and indoor team MVP as a junior … Personal: age as of Dec. 1: 19 … son of Darshan and Leena Mehta … has two siblings, Aansh (22) and Malav (13) … National Honor Society … involved in Bentley Investment Group.

CROSS COUNTRY

2013: was team’s number four finisher in both the Northeast-10 Championships, placing 62nd overall in 27:39, and the NCAA Division II East Regional (69th, 34:16.2) … team’s seventh best time during the New Englands with his 27:49 putting him 242nd overall … in collegiate debut, was 60th in the Dartmouth Invitational (28:17.39).

TRACK

Indoor Bests: 4:41.34 mile (2014 BU Valentine’s), 9:19.18 3,000 (2014 Tufts Cupid Challenge) … Outdoor Bests: 4:24.88 1500 (2014 Tufts Snowflake Classic), 16:22.86 5,000 (2014 Stonehill Skyhawk Classic) … 2013-14: was 17th in the 3,000 (9:33.17) during the indoor Northeast-10 Championships … ran in six meets indoor and four outdoors as a freshman.  

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